Okay, you all think I am crazy! I know this in my heart. But, that is okay as I also know I am slightly crazy. I have started plans for my holiday baking. You may ask what? Why? When? I try to keep a running list of items I need, the basics – unbleached flour,… Continue reading Holiday Baking
I have blogged previously about local establishments that have had to close their doors. With the majority of retail spending being done in the next month, I think now is a great time to introduce you all to The 3/50 Project. As the main page on the web site says, what three independently owned… Continue reading The 3/50 Project
I was just recently reading a number of different news stories on the increase in numbers of meals being given to people by local food banks. The most recent article comes from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle via Twitter. I want to encourage you to help those who are your neighbors and maybe not… Continue reading Feed the Need
I opened an email this morning – one that had been sitting in my inbox most of the weekend as I tried to take a good portion of the weekend off from the computer – and thought long and hard. As a lot of circumstances have made me stop and think or stop and breathe… Continue reading Creating Your Own Life
Yes, I am sure that you all were hoping for a review of a non-fiction book with a title like Show No Fear. That is not the case. Sorry, but I am not sorry that I picked up the twelfth book in the Nina Reilly series by Perri O’Shaughnessy. Just to be upfront, one of the… Continue reading Book Review – Show No Fear
No, the weather has not taken a drastic turn for the worst. It will eventually, though, but that is not what I am concerned about today. I am talking about icing injuries from sports or exercise. I do it. I am sure you do it or have done it. Do you just grab ice… Continue reading Ice
We talk about how the internet has made this huge world seem so much smaller. We talk about how we connect with each other over broadband, fiber optics or whatever. The question will always remain: What about those people who are not connected? You probably can think about one or two people that you know… Continue reading Not Being Connected
Normally, when I see the word “Breathe,” I think of the Faith Hill song. I think of the video for that song. The video and song are pure seduction. Today, though, I am thinking of taking time to breathe, taking time to “be present” in today. I have had many thoughts about taking time to… Continue reading Breathe
I have a friend, one that I first met and chatted with online but that I have since met in real life, whose son’s football team was making a run for the NYSPHSAA championship. I have followed Dad’s posts on Facebook about wins in various games and it has taken me back. Tonight, even… Continue reading Playoff Time in NYS High School Athletics
When you love someone, you do not love them all the time, in exactly the same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility. It is even a lie to pretend to. And yet this is exactly what most of us demand. We have so little faith in the ebb and flow of life,… Continue reading Quotable
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